Tires MICHELIN or Continental

After having less than stellar results with Maxxis tires searching for fast rolling, longevity, & with a lot of grip for the loose over hard terrain I normally ride in central Texas, I recently switched to Continental Xynotal DH casing soft compound rear tire.

It's pretty amazing on the rear. Faster rolling than the Dissector DD 3C MaxxGrip it replaced, with more grip, and much faster rolling than the Assegai 3C MaxxTerra EXO+ my Ibis Ripmo AF came with front and rear.

I’ve been happy with the Michelin Cross Climate 2s.

I went with a high rolling resistance tire that I find works well in wet weather and mountain roads , Continental pure contact LS.

The continentals hands down. I’ve them and they performed incredibly. I have the Pilots on my Civic type r and they could be better

These are exactly what I'm running on my Polestar. They're a bit louder than the stock Michelins and are a little less efficient but handle great and are outstanding in the snow.

I’ve had the Michelins and the Conti’s on my Mazda 6. Not a RWD vehicle, but enough to get an idea. The Michelins are great tires, but after having the Conti’s as well, the Michelins are absolutely not worth the extra money. The Michelins were a *tad* bit more “sharp” when changing directions at high speed. Quick lane change type stuff. But really other than that, the Conti’s are just as good as the Michelins. And for me, they’re wearing better too.

However I replaced my S4 tires with PS4S.

I got the continental extreme contact dws before the 06 and plus version. At the time, they were the best all season tire. You could get better dry traction and better sno/wet traction but not both. Since then they have only gotten better.

Continental tires are popular because they're cheaper than Michelin and Pirelli tires. Contis also last longer.

I've had a bad experience with Continentals. Difficult to balance, not a great ride, hard in cold temperatures.